Report: Noah Spence tore his ACL preparing for Saints training camp

Tough news for the New Orleans Saints comes from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, who reports that veteran defensive end Noah Spence was put on the reserve/non-football injury list after tearing an ACL in his knee while getting ready for their late-summer training camp.

Spence doesn’t have an extensive injury history — he did miss go down halfway through the 2017 season after hurting his shoulder, but otherwise has turned in a clean bill of health. So this shouldn’t be seen as the sort of recurring issue that has ended other players’ careers.

And because the Saints placed Spence on the non-football injury list rather than injured reserve, he will not test waivers. He’ll remain with the Saints…